Uchiha Itachi never expected it.
His younger brother turned out to be so powerful!
With the support of the Lighting Release Chakra Mode, Uchiha Sasuke's figure was as fast as lightning, moving so quickly that even Uchiha Itachi had to predict his actions in advance!
Moreover...
The speed exploded into immense power!
Not even Uchiha Itachi dared to confront the Ninja Sword in Uchiha Sasuke's hand directly!
Just as Uchiha Sasuke said, he had countless opportunities to attack, and should Uchiha Itachi make even one mistake, he would be split in two by the Ninja Sword!
This high-intensity battle posed a tremendous challenge for Uchiha Itachi, as his hand seal speed couldn't keep up with Uchiha Sasuke's swift movements!
A simple Great Fireball Jutsu, a jutsu that usually took just a second to complete hand seals, took Uchiha Itachi five whole seconds to finally complete the seals!
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Uchiha Itachi opened his mouth and expelled a massive flame in the direction of Uchiha Sasuke's charge, hoping this jutsu would buy him some breathing space!
Boom!
Uchiha Sasuke charged straight through the flames!
The Lighting Release Chakra Mode combined both speed and defense, allowing him to completely ignore the damage of this ninjutsu!
Clang!
Uchiha Sasuke swung his Ninja Sword towards Uchiha Itachi's chest!
Uchiha Itachi could only hastily raise a kunai to block!
In the instant of their frontal confrontation, the speed-generated power gave Uchiha Sasuke the upper hand, sending Uchiha Itachi flying backward, his kunai shattering in an instant!
"Completely unable to contend..."
A grave expression slowly emerged on Uchiha Itachi's face: "Even among the many opponents I have faced, none could match you in close combat..."
"It's only to be expected!"
Uchiha Sasuke snorted coldly, extremely satisfied with the Lighting Release Chakra Mode he had trained in, a secret technique cultivated only by the Raikage of The Hidden Cloud Village!
The next moment!
Uchiha Sasuke charged at his brother once again!
However...
This time, things seemed slightly different!
Because a series of red skeletons suddenly emerged from Uchiha Itachi's body, these skeletons appeared extremely solid, like a layer of armor protecting Uchiha Itachi's body!
"Finally used it, huh?"
"The legendary Dojutsu Susanoo..."
Uchiha Sasuke looked at his Ninja Sword striking the bones of Susanoo, seeing Uchiha Itachi inside the skeleton, seemingly still a bit shaken.
Indeed.
Only Susanoo could ensure his safety.
Uchiha Itachi could finally breathe a sigh of relief under the protection of Susanoo.
"The first form of Susanoo, is it?"
Sitting on a stone chair, Uchiha Madara seemed somewhat disdainful, smirking lightly: "But, displaying such a level of Susanoo, is it meant to make people laugh?"
To Uchiha Madara, naturally, it was insignificant.
For Uchiha Sasuke, however, this level of Susanoo was a moderate nuisance, as he did not have the Mangekyo Sharingan Dojutsu to contend with it.
Boom!
Uchiha Itachi manipulated the first form of Susanoo to grow a skeletal hand, heavily slamming it down towards Uchiha Sasuke!
Uchiha Sasuke swiftly retreated!
The sturdy stone ground was instantly pulverized into fragments by Susanoo's hand!
Uchiha Sasuke stood in the distance, slowly inserting his Ninja Sword into the ground, evaluating Susanoo, seemingly trying to find its weakness.
"Now... it's my turn."
Uchiha Itachi's eyes flashed, and under Susanoo's protection, he calmly formed hand seals, opening his mouth to emit waves of flames towards Uchiha Sasuke!
"Fire Release: Impatiens Fire Jutsu!"
"Fire Release: Mighty Dragon Fire Jutsu!"
Waves of flames surged towards Uchiha Sasuke, covering the sky and earth, forcing him to quickly dodge!
Although these jutsus weren't enough to harm him, he couldn't stay in one place, making him look slightly more disheveled...
However...
This was a good thing.
"Chidori!"
Uchiha Sasuke's expression shifted, forming hand seals rapidly, a burst of lightning appearing in his palm, as the Chidori required extreme acceleration for stronger impact!
"Captain Kakashi's ninjutsu, is it?"
Uchiha Itachi saw the lightning in Uchiha Sasuke's hand.
"No, wait..."
Uchiha Itachi frowned, observing Uchiha Sasuke circling Susanoo continuously, until his figure completely turned into a streak of lightning!
The next moment!
Uchiha Sasuke's figure suddenly rushed to the front of Susanoo, thrusting his Chidori directly into Susanoo's skeleton!
Crack...
The sound of a Susanoo bone breaking was somewhat crisp!
A smug smile flashed across Uchiha Sasuke's lips; the speed of the Lighting Release Chakra Mode and the accelerated impact of Chidori were enough to pierce through Susanoo's defenses!
The first form of Susanoo, in the face of a high-speed oncoming Chidori Lightning Release, was as fragile as a paper wall, utterly unable to resist!
"Not good..."
Uchiha Itachi's figure swiftly retreated!
However, Uchiha Sasuke advanced forward!
The first form of Susanoo instantly shattered apart!
Uchiha Itachi's body, in a split second, was about to be pierced through by Chidori; he could already feel the sharpness of Chidori on his body!
Bang!
Susanoo reformed again!
This time, it wasn't just a simple first form!
A red Susanoo skeleton suddenly appeared, and lines formed by Chakra instantly filled the body of Susanoo, enveloping Uchiha Itachi within a complete Susanoo giant!
The entire warehouse's walls and ceiling were instantly shattered by the body of the Susanoo giant!
However...
It wasn't over yet...
Susanoo's evolution continued!
Chakra manifested a thick layer of armor on Susanoo's body, instantly covering him, and in one hand appeared a shield emitting a fiery red hue, while the other hand held a gourd sword hilt!
Uchiha Itachi spat out a mouthful of blood; forcefully using Susanoo in this form took a significant toll on his body, but this was already his strongest defense!
Uchiha Itachi raised his hand to control Susanoo to wield the shield, directly knocking Uchiha Sasuke away. Chidori was utterly ineffective against that shield!
The next moment!
Uchiha Itachi once again manipulated Susanoo to raise the gourd sword hilt in his hand, stabbing towards Uchiha Sasuke's body, and a liquid-like flowing glow appeared from the gourd sword hilt!
Uchiha Sasuke rolled on the ground, dodging the light!
Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo had already reached the limit he could control, with the defensive shield in his hand able to withstand any attack, and the gourd sword light capable of infinitely extending!
"Yata no Kagami, Totsuka Sword..."
In the crowd, only Uchiha Madara was the most knowledgeable about these.
Sitting on the stone chair, Uchiha Madara finally showed interest in the weapons used by Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo, staring at them with interest: "The Yata no Kagami, claimed to defend against all attacks, and the Totsuka Sword, capable of sealing everything..."
Uchiha Madara's lips curled into a slight smile, not hesitating to express his admiration: "Even I feel a bit envious of these two weapons..."
However...
Just as Uchiha Madara's lips curled into a smile, Uchiha Itachi's Totsuka Sword was continuously attacking Uchiha Sasuke, forcing Uchiha Sasuke to dodge awkwardly!
Until Uchiha Itachi saw the figures of Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Madara overlapping, and his expression shifted slightly. The gourd sword hilt in the hand of the red Susanoo suddenly retracted!
The next moment!
The Totsuka Sword shot out again from the gourd sword hilt!
The light of the Totsuka Sword was dazzling and breathtaking, forcing Uchiha Sasuke to dodge instantly!
At the moment Uchiha Sasuke dodged, the momentum of the Totsuka Sword did not diminish and suddenly hit Uchiha Madara, who was sitting on the stone chair!
"!!!"
No one present expected such a twist to occur in this duel!
No one expected that in the battle between Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo would make a mistake and directly hit Uchiha Madara!
The light of the Totsuka Sword shone brightly!
No matter how powerful Uchiha Madara was, his soul was involuntarily drawn back by the Totsuka Sword, seemingly ready to be sealed away!
This twist...
Truly caught everyone off guard!
Black Zetsu suddenly became a bit nervous!
Because the Totsuka Sword was the most terrifying Kusanagi sword in the Ninja World, capable of sealing all sinister and strange entities, it also restrained those like Uchiha Madara, who was resurrected by Reanimation Jutsu!
"Interesting..."
Uchiha Madara looked at the Totsuka Sword that pierced through his body, without a trace of panic on his face, but his gaze gradually became dangerous: "For an Uchiha with a Sharingan, such a low-level mistake of accidentally harming a bystander shouldn't happen..."
"Sorry."
Uchiha Itachi stood within Susanoo, slightly lowering his eyes, seemingly a bit apologetic: "My eyesight has deteriorated significantly, I didn't see your locations clearly..."
"However..."
Uchiha Itachi suddenly manipulated Susanoo to withdraw the Totsuka Sword, intending to use this opportunity to seal the reanimated Uchiha Madara into the Totsuka Sword: "Since it's wrong already, I might as well let the mistake work out!"
This was a plan Uchiha Itachi had thought of long ago!
This was also why Uchiha Itachi hadn't used Amaterasu all along; he wanted to save enough eye power to deal with the reanimated Uchiha Madara!
Without a doubt...
Uchiha Madara was an evil man!
Taking advantage of Uchiha Sasuke's aggressive attack, Uchiha Itachi forced himself to bring out his Susanoo under his brother's pressure!
Seizing this opportunity, while Susanoo could still be maintained, he used the Totsuka Sword to create a 'mistake' in battle, thus inadvertently injuring the watching Uchiha Madara!
The other surviving Uchiha posed no threat...
However, the reanimated Uchiha Madara would surely instill evil thoughts into Uchiha Sasuke. Uchiha Madara's strength would also pose a tremendous threat to Uchiha Sasuke, which was something Uchiha Itachi absolutely could not tolerate!
"Such a mistake shouldn't be made..."
Uchiha Madara caressed his eyes, still resisting the sealing power of the Totsuka Sword. The intent to fight was evident in his eyes: "Kid, can I assume you had a premeditated plan and wanted to challenge your ancestors?"
"You can."
"Killing Sasuke is just a minor task..."
Uchiha Itachi's gaze rose, watching Uchiha Madara sitting on the stone chair: "Clearing away the spirits that should be buried is the true task."
"I originally didn't want to interfere..."
Uchiha Madara shook his head, and a thin layer of blue skeleton gradually appeared on his body. A chilling chakra suddenly erupted from him, displaying a touch of brazen laughter on his face: "Kid, it was you who made the first move!"